Author: Mauro CoppaPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 288971683X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Ruminant Grazing Behavior: A Tool to Improve Product Quality and Ecosystem Services
Author: Mauro CoppaPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 288971683X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
The Employment of Women at Night
Author: Mary Della HopkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The Dynamo
Author: To Follow the Water
Author: Dallas MurphyPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786721650
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
In To Follow the Water, critically acclaimed author Dallas Murphy artfully recasts the story of human expansion and cultural development with the ocean playing the central role. Applying a novelist's eye for detail and a historian's drive for perspective, he connects the great ages of ocean exploration from Columbus, Magellan, and Cook to the development of modern oceanography. Taking the reader aboard the research vessels Oceanus and Ronald H. Brown, Murphy observes and participates in the practice of ocean science. Whether demonstrating the proper way to don a survival suit in an abandon-ship drill, actually operating oceanographic instruments, or just sitting down for a breakfast of Dramamine and blueberry pancakes, Murphy humorously evokes daily-life aboard these research vessels, unique amalgams of floating laboratories, heavy industry, delicate measurements, and brute force. By following the water, he and the reader discover that ocean currents, flowing on the surface and in the abyss like giant blood vessels, transport heat around the globe, thereby stabilizing and moderating our climate. The Gulf Stream, the best-known ocean current, is but one among many, each inseparable from the others and all inextricably linked to the atmosphere in determining the condition of our climate. There can be no sensible concept of climate that ignores the oceans, yet they have been largely left out of the climate and climate-change discussion. Letting scientists speak for themselves at sea and ashore, Murphy learns that oceanographers are not only observing and explaining the ocean's dynamic, global circulation, but also employing their skills, tools, and techniques to predict climate change. Their brilliant work is largely unknown outside of professional circles even though the role of the ocean is crucial to our understanding of global warming and climate change. To Follow the Water is an enlightening and entertaining voyage of discovery spanning the evolution of our relationship to the ocean, first as an impediment to human ambition, then as the pathway for Western expansion, and now, most important, as a subject of scientific study with immediate relevance to our future.
The Weather Experiment
Author: Peter MoorePublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374711275
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A history of weather forecasting, and an animated portrait of the nineteenth-century pioneers who made it possible By the 1800s, a century of feverish discovery had launched the major branches of science. Physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy made the natural world explicable through experiment, observation, and categorization. And yet one scientific field remained in its infancy. Despite millennia of observation, mankind still had no understanding of the forces behind the weather. A century after the death of Newton, the laws that governed the heavens were entirely unknown, and weather forecasting was the stuff of folklore and superstition. Peter Moore's The Weather Experiment is the account of a group of naturalists, engineers, and artists who conquered the elements. It describes their travels and experiments, their breakthroughs and bankruptcies, with picaresque vigor. It takes readers from Irish bogs to a thunderstorm in Guanabara Bay to the basket of a hydrogen balloon 8,500 feet over Paris. And it captures the particular bent of mind—combining the Romantic love of Nature and the Enlightenment love of Reason—that allowed humanity to finally decipher the skies.
English Prose; being extracts from the works of English prose writers, with notes of their lives
Author: The Harvard Classics: Complete 51-Volume Collection
Author: Johann Wolfgang von GoethePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 18658
Book Description
The Harvard Classics: Complete 51-Volume Collection stands as a monumental anthology that encapsulates the core of Western literary tradition, philosophy, and scientific thought. This collection traverses the dynamic landscapes of literature, from the epics of Homer to the existential musings of Kierkegaard, embodying a remarkable diversity in literary style and thematic depth. It weaves together the seminal works that have shaped human intellect and culture, including pivotal pieces in drama, poetry, philosophy, political theory, and science. The anthology distinguishes itself by the inclusion of works that have not only stood the test of time but have fundamentally transformed our understanding of the world and our place within it. The contributing authors and editors of this anthology are titans of literature and thought, each bringing their unique perspective to the collective human story. This diverse array of authors, ranging from Plato to Darwin, Goethe to Descartes, reflects a confluence of eras, cultures, and disciplines. The anthology aligns with various historical and cultural movements, offering readers an immersive journey through the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and beyond, fostering a rich dialogue between disparate yet interconnected schools of thought. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking to delve into the multifaceted landscape of Western intellectual heritage. It provides a unique opportunity to engage with the seminal works that have defined and reshaped our world, encouraging a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the pivotal events, ideas, and figures in human history. The Harvard Classics: Complete 51-Volume Collection is not solely an academic resource but a gateway to the vast and varied dialogues that have propelled humanity forward, making it an essential addition to any intellectual's library.
Harvard Classics Anthology - Complete 51 Volumes
Author: Johann Wolfgang von GoethePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 18658
Book Description
The Harvard Classics Anthology - Complete 51 Volumes, often referred to as 'Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf,' is a monumental assemblage of the quintessential works of world literature, science, and philosophy. Spanning millennia, this collection showcases an impressive diversity of literary styles - from drama to poetry, essays to foundational scientific texts. Its contents reflect not just the Western canon but also touch upon pivotal works from a global perspective, thus offering a comprehensive insight into the human thought and achievement. Highlighted within this collection are seminal pieces that have shaped our understanding of literature, philosophy, and empirical inquiry, underscoring the richness and complexity of human culture and intellect. The contributors to this anthology encompass some of the most influential figures in history, such as Plato, Shakespeare, Darwin, and Goethe, to name but a few. Each author represents a distinct voice within the tapestry of human achievement, contributing unique perspectives that have, in their ways, advanced, critiqued, or illuminated the human condition. The collection is emblematic of various historical, cultural, and literary movements, weaving together the Enlightenment's valorization of reason, the Romantic era's celebration of the individual and emotion, and the methodical, often awe-inspiring insights of the scientific revolution. It is this very confluence of diverse intellectual heritages that enriches the anthology and provides readers with a holistic understanding of human progress. The Harvard Classics Anthology is an indispensable treasure trove for readers seeking to immerse themselves in the wealth of human knowledge and creativity. This collection does not simply curate the foundational texts of the Western canon; it invites readers on an expansive journey through the landscape of human thought and culture. It is an educational odyssey that offers unparalleled depth of insight into the world's literary and philosophical heritage. By engaging with these volumes, readers are afforded a unique opportunity to dialog with the minds that have shaped our world, making it an essential addition to any personal library for both the breadth of learning it encompasses and the dialogue it fosters between the historic and contemporary human experience.
The Complete Harvard Classics - All 51 Volumes in One Edition
Author: Johann Wolfgang von GoethePublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18651
Book Description
DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited and formatted collection of Dr. Eliot: V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & Penn V. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus Aurelius V. 3: Bacon, Milton's Prose, Browne V. 4 Complete Poems by John Milton V. 5: Essays & English Traits by Emerson V. 6: Poems and Songs by Robert Burns V. 7: The Confessions of Saint Augustine & The Imitation of Christ V. 8: Nine Greek Dramas V. 9: Letters & Treatises of Cicero and Pliny V. 10: The Wealth of Nations V. 11: The Origin of Species V. 12: Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans V. 13: Aeneid V. 14: Don Quixote V. 15: Bunyan & Walton V. 16: Stories from the Thousand and One Nights V. 17: Folklore & Fable: Aesop, Grimm & Andersen V. 18: Modern English Drama V. 19: Goethe & Marlowe: Faust... V. 20: The Divine Comedy V. 21: I Promessi Sposi V. 22: The Odyssey V. 23: Two Years Before the Mast V. 24: Edmund Burke: French Revolution... V. 25: J. S. Mill & T. Carlyle: Autobiography, Essays.. V. 26: Continental Drama V. 27: English Essays: Sidney to Macaulay V. 28: Essays: English and American V. 29: The Voyage of the Beagle V. 30: Scientific Papers V. 31: The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini V. 32: Literary and Philosophical Essays V. 33: Voyages & Travels V. 34: French & English Philosophers V. 35: Chronicle and Romance V. 36: Machiavelli, Roper, More, Luther V. 37: Locke, Berkeley, Hume V. 38: Harvey, Jenner, Lister, Pasteur V. 39: Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books V. 40: English Poetry 1: from Chaucer to Gray V. 41: English Poetry 2: from Collins to Fitzgerald V. 42: English Poetry 3: from Tennyson to Whitman V. 43: American Historical Documents V. 44: Sacred Writings 1: Confucian, Hebrew & Christian V. 45: Sacred Writings 2: Christian, Buddhist, Hindu & Mohammedan V. 46: Elizabethan Drama 1: Marlowe & Shakespeare V. 47: Elizabethan Drama 2: Dekker, Jonson, Webster, Massinger, Beaumont and Fletcher V. 48: Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works of Pascal V. 49: Epic and Saga V. 50: The Editor's Introduction & Reader's Guide V. 51: Lectures
The Great Explorers
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher:
ISBN: 0195042220
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 779
Book Description
This abridgement of the late Samuel Eliot Morison's magnum opus, The European Discovery of America, which the Journal of Southern History called "an epic work of true grandeur," and the Virginia Quarterly Review considered "a great book by a great historian," preserves the originality, scholarship, and vivid descriptions of the original volumes.